Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights ~ International Consultant

Claire Rogers

On course to complete her PhD (International Health) with Curtin University, Western Australia in 2018, Claire has ten years’ experience of working and studying in the fields of Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH), Family Planning and International Health since 2008. As an Australian Postgraduate Award recipient, Claire’s PhD research focuses on women’s and girls’ Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) in Nepal. Upon submission of her thesis, she looks forward to seeking opportunities to work in SRHR within humanitarian crisis and post-crisis settings, particularly in the Asia Pacific Region.

Claire has experience in SRHR project development, implementation and evaluation, and specializes in qualitative research within vulnerable populations. Her fieldwork experience has included extensive time in Nepal and within refugee and migrant communities in Australia. While completing her PhD, Claire also works as a Research Associate and Sessional Academic with the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine and the Centre for International Health at Curtin University. In her role as an SRHR Consultant, Claire has worked as a Research Advisor with Marie Stopes Nepal, Kathmandu. Claire is also Queensland Representative and Social Media Representative for the International Health Special Interest Group of the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA).

‘My role within the global health community affords me the opportunity to be an advocate and facilitator for positive, tangible and sustainable change. I definitively and passionately believe that sexual and reproductive health and rights are fundamental human rights and should be afforded to all.’